Heavenly Father thank you for the opportunity to prayer for the leaders you have called in our province. Today, we ask that you would bless Hon. Josie Osborne abundantly. May she know your peace in all she does. As she stewards your gifts of land, water and other resources as a Cabinet Minister, may she serve with wisdom and grace. We ask also that you would fill her family with your presence today. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Josie Osborne was elected as MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim in 2020. She is the Minster of Land, Water and Resource stewardship and Minister responsible for Fisheries. Josie grew up on Vancouver Island and has lived in Tofino for over 20 years, first moving there to work as a fisheries biologist for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and later as executive director of an environmental education non-profit organization. She was the Mayor of Tofino from 2013-2020 and served as Chair and Vice-Chair for the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District. During her time in local government, Josie chaired the Tofino Housing Corporation and was a strong proponent for active transportation and regional transit. She has served as Chair of the Board for the Island Coastal Economic Trust, and in 2017, she was appointed by the BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change to the BC Clean Growth and Climate Action Advisory Council. Josie lives with her husband on 10 acres in Tofino with their dog, three goats, and a coop full of chickens.